“It does not make sense that R8 out of R10 goes to salaries and unions still demand service. Where will the money come from?” – Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

“I was treated like a criminal” – Mahmoud Khedr

Saudi Arabia has, once again, come under the spotlight for its dubious human rights’ violations.

Let’s have a look at the municipalities which owe Eskom the most money.

The official statement issued by the ANC argues that all cases of criminality need to be addressed without prejudice.

This was confirmed by Yaksic’s father, Sergio, who had come to South Africa to search for his missing son.

As the unmistakable yellow steel of the Cobra disappears from Cape Town’s skyline, Rabie Property Group begins to usher in a new era for Ratanga Junction

Stats SA previously reported that those aged between 15 and 34 years are considered as the youth.

If Gigaba fails to appear before the presiding officer he could face real time behind bars.

The group of thieves, some donning police uniforms, detained the store’s security guard outside while armed robbers ransacked the jewellery inside.

The recently approved court interdict prevents striking MyCiti drivers from harassing, intimidating or assaulting passengers and colleagues.

The team was due to hit the ground running on Thursday, but according to the mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, Prasa has, once again, halted the launch.

The question being: is it ethically sound to spend R4.5 million on one night of partying, while those less fortunate struggle to survive under the very same flashing lights?

Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane has been partly blamed for the complete collapse of SARS’ e-filing.

This comes in the wake of a much-publicised mid-flight robbery which occurred en route to Hong Kong at the beginning of September.

The strike took a more sinister turn on Wednesday as reports of driver intimidation and assault began to surface.

Masilonyana Local Municipality in the Free State experienced its first forced power cut on Wednesday, due to it owing Eskom R39.8 million in unpaid electricity bills.

South Africa should be investing more time and money into renewable energy as global trends shift awkwardly away from ‘dirty’ energy sources like coal.

Judge Robert Nugent has delivered a fiery interim report on the issues facing SARS to President Ramaphosa.

Party leader Julius Malema says that unless concrete evidence is brought against Shivambu, the EFF will remain fully supportive of its Deputy President.

A 32-year-old staffer, tasked with investigating accounting irregularities in the municipality, was shot by an unknown assailant last week while she was asleep in her bed.

The Democratic Alliance has requested that public protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane investigate the procurement process.

Disgruntled MyCiti bus drivers complain of having to operate unsafe busses in gruelling working conditions.

“If Eskom had been in the private sector, we would probably have had to either decrease our staff or close our doors permanently if we look at the state of our finances.” – Eskom’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Jan Oberholzer.

This year has been especially brutal for South African motorists and general consumers alike.

The leader of the VhaVenda people is said to have received almost R18 million in the dodgy deal.

South Africa’s uncomfortably high crime rate is directly related to a burgeoning prison population, but there’s more to it than that.

Cape Town dams have managed to hang onto the 76% mark despite a lack of rain in the last few weeks.

Ian Cameron, AfriForum’s head of community safety, is leading this leg of the group’s continued ‘international awareness campaign’.

This comes in the wake of last week’s devastating fire at Cape Town’s Central Station.

The President is expected to face some tough questions relating to these allegations on Thursday.

The VBS bank heist is still this week’s hottest topic.

Auditor-General (AG) Kimi Makwetu is revealing the rot in every government department.

According to the news report, 20 granite tombstones had been stolen from a cemetery near Tongaat.

While this marginal drop is, in itself, nothing to panic over – it does signify the beginning of a dry summer, which is expected to be long and hot.

Tiger Brands’ Germiston factory was fingered by the Department of Health as being the epicentre of the Listeriosis outbreak.

Boston Dynamics, an American engineering and robotics design company, is making some seriously powerful robots.

The South African government is abandoning its direct involvement with the set-top box programme, which has already cost taxpayers R10 billion.

The demonstrators are planning to march peacefully to the Gauteng Legislature where they will hand over a letter of demands

The 22-year-old South African student was caught trying to leave the country with more than R9 million in US dollars in her luggage.

Johannesburg; out with the old and in with the new.

Manyi tagged Maimane in a tweet asking when the opposition leader would be approaching the Zondo commission with documented email correspondence between DA executive Helen Zille and Atul Gupta.

“As Numsa we celebrated when Mboweni’s term as Reserve Bank governor came to an end. This is because Mboweni is hostile to the working class majority.” – Andrew Chirwa, the chairman of Numsa.

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says it is “appalled and aggrieved” by the video footage.

A governmental task team has been formed to assess the feasibility and sustainability of such a move.

The horrific incident, which was captured by CCTV, is yet another example of taxis flouting traffic regulations with almost deadly consequences.

Time Magazine has released its list of the 50 most genius companies in the world.

While the Department of Public Enterprises, led by Minister Pravin Gordhan, received a clean audit, some SOEs reported gross irregular expenditure, with most failing to table their financial reports in time for the briefing.

Both discussed whether Nene should, in fact, step down as a result of his clandestine meetings with the infamous Gupta family.

According to the legal counsel, those implicated in the statements have not been granted sufficient time to respond.

The leader of the official opposition party has argued that there is enough evidence pointing to Ramaphosa’s office, while he was still Deputy President, that implicates him in state capture.

The EFF says it has been vindicated by Nene’s resignation.

On Tuesday night, Gigaba appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs

Four men stand accused of the rape and murder of University of Stellenbosch student, Hannah Cornelius.

Meet Tito Mboweni, former Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and the country’s new Finance Minister.

Nene’s failure to appropriately disclose his dubious meetings with the Gupta family in a timely fashion led to the public outcry.

Ashu Chawla has a list of expensive demands.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is not prepared to speak out on Nene’s fate… yet.

This latest train fire occurred just hours before Prasa executives were expected to brief Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport.

In the last quarter, the South African passport was ranked 50th in the world.

“No learner should be discriminated on the basis of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.” – Western Cape Education Department

“Anyone who wants to be elected by us must come and kneel here and commit that I will never touch your land.” – Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini

South Africa’s economy is operating far below its potential.

Well, it all makes sense now.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has a lot on his plate this week.

Will President Cyril Ramaphosa fire ministers Bathabile Dlamini and Malusi Gigaba from his cabinet within the next seven days?

Sassa operations will be disrupted nationwide.

New footage showing the aftermath of the light aircraft crash has surfaced.

The National Treasury and the National Disaster Management Centre have granted the Western Cape funds totalling R974 million, to be used in the implementation of water recovery programs and projects in the region.

Looks like Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is on his way out. Unfortunately, the rand is set to take a big knock as a result.

ANC Youth League meeting in the Karoo turns into a screaming match.

Julius Malema is accused of wasting the party’s funds and sexually exploiting female members.

Even though Patricia de Lille is on her way out, she still wishes to clear her name.

Nhlanhla Nene’s Gupta revelations relating to state capture have caused him a world of pain.

Embattled Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille is back on the warpath and all the other news you need to know about.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to summon Jacob Zuma before the ANC’s top six, which will question him on his involvement in the alleged overthrown plot.

Irregular expenditure stood at R42.8 billion last year.  This year, that amount has increased by 70%.

Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed that a DNA test and post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death and identity.

Steven Zwane didn’t like where things were going.

The sculpture, which revealed both the new and old South African flag, depending on which angle it was viewed from, was carefully constructed by Cronje-Honiball more than 20 years ago.

Alastair Rudman‚ the farm owner in question, plans to appeal the court judgement.

The EFF member told the station director that “this would have turned into an H&M situation” had the radio station not acted swiftly against Martinengo.

On the topic of petrol prices and crude oil – remember when 10 million barrels of black gold disappeared from South Africa?

Protests are popping up in the south of Johannesburg following demonstrations in Westbury.

The EFF says that the bill is aimed at fighting the “continuous cycle of aggressive tax avoidance that is costing the country billions of rands in tax revenue”.

ANC member Previn Vedan is the new boss of Ward 71 in Chatsworth.

Eskom’s Senior General Manager of Assurance and Forensics, Molefi Nkhabu, is under serious fire.

Who is this man, and why is he surrounded by private security in military uniform?

Looks like it’s going to be a showdown between the Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic Alliance.

Remember the time SAA’s Technical Chairperson said “theft is institutionalised in this place”?

“In the previous dispensation, we were not white enough. Now, we are not black enough.” – Westbury community representative

The ANC is trying to secure votes from its trade union partners.

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) is showing no mercy.

The question some people are asking is; did Nicholas Ninow escape shackles due to his white privilege?

The latest addition of Polokwane and East London to its roster means that South Africa is now Taxify’s most well-serviced nation.

South Africa joins the intergalactic hunt for alien life forms thanks to the Karoo’s MeerKAT telescope.

This is good news for South African taxpayers who are tired of seeing their hard-earned cash go to waste.

Judge Eben Jordaan, of the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria in August, handed down the judgement on Wednesday, condemning the vicious abuse inflicted on the young children by their father, sentencing him to 35 years in prison.

The disastrous knock-on effect of exorbitant petrol price increases.

In theory, the price of electricity could rise between 4% and 19% in April 2019.